Latest Stories By Jeffrey S. Solochek

Before signing into law a measure allowing religious chaplains in public schools, 
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the initiative brought Florida closer to what the nation’s 
founders wanted for educating youth.
 “When education in the United States first started, every school was a religious 
school. That was just part of it. Public schools were religious schools,” […]

PolitiFact affiliates, including those in Florida and Georgia, have looked at claims about Common Core, school standards that are being adopted by more than 40 states. Some of the attacks received a failing grade.

PolitiFact Florida recently looked at alarming claims about Common Core, school standards that are being adopted by more than 40 states. Some of the attacks received a failing grade.

We look at alarming claims about Common Core, school standards that are being adopted by more than 40 states. Some of the attacks received a failing grade.

The former Arkansas governor says he had the "most impressive" education record among the GOP pack. But open-ended superlatives are tough to prove, especially when you've got critics.

Clinton and Richardson are right that Americans are frustrated with long college aid forms, but their numbers don't add up.

Mitt Romney backs the Bush administration's key education accountability reforms, saying that high-stakes testing has worked wonders for his state.

Courting rural voters, Edwards paints a (too) bleak picture of their schools as he pushes reforms.